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Feed Records (Individuals)

Track your feed and create feed mixes

Updated over a month ago

Feed records can be created from both the Mobile App and Web App. Here's how:


Mobile App

Click Livestock in the menu tab along the bottom.

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Tap Create Bulk Record and select the species you wish to create the record for.

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Select Feed

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Select the relevant species followed by Feed from the Quick Record List.

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Set the date of the record. Following tap Select Animals to choose the animals you wish to feed.

You'll be able to see all your selected animals alongside their location in the selected list.

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Choose to Add Seperate Feed or to Create Feed Mix.

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Feed Mix

Click Add from inventory to select the components that make up your feed mix. Once selected, you can allocate the proportions of your feed mix.

Define the feed mix composition by Total amount or Ratio. Both of these methods will be used to determine the ratio of your feed mix components.

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Feed Allocation

Once your feeds have been selected, you can allocate on a Per head and Per paddock basis.

Per paddock will allow you to specify the amount by each location. Per head will distribute the amount to each paddock depending on the number of head.

Note: Ensure updated and current DSE is applied to the selected, in order apply feed record

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Fill in the amount of feed for each individual. The per head and total amount fields will automatically be adjusted based on the number of head, displayed in the top right.

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Note: For each selected feed, at least some amount of feed must be allocated.

If mistakenly selected, remove a feed item by clicking the red cross in the selection list.

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Click Save to finish.

Edit or Delete a Feed Record

Navigate on the mobile from the map into one of the paddocks > History > find the feed record. Alternatively, select Animals > Animals > and select the animal you wish to add a edit/delete a feed record to > select the History tab at the top. Toggle all Records at the top to just Feed > find the previous feed record.
OR
Navigate on the mobile to the livestock tab at the bottom of the screen > Activity > Toggle all Records at the top to just Feed > find the previous feed record.

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From the Feed Record summary page, you can Edit, Duplicate, Add a Note or Delete the feed record. To finalise your changes, press Save.

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If you wish to record daily/weekly feed records so that the dates and daily feed amounts are accurate, then an easy way to mimic the same ration fed out on a previous day/week would be to use the Duplicate button.

You can make any adjustments needed once you are in the feed record form:

  • e.g. If more/less animals have been added to the paddock, then hit Select Animals > Use the drop-down at the top right to filter for By Paddock > Select the Individual animals, Management group or Paddock you are after. This will add any new animals to the selection, so be sure to remove any that you no longer want in the record.

  • e.g. If your ration mix has only changed slightly, then you can hit Update Mix > and change it as needed.


Web App

Select Livestock > Individuals. From here you can click Add Records.

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Choose the relevant species and select Feed Record.

First select the animals the record will apply to. You will be able to see their location in the selection table.

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Once selected, you may select separate feeds from inventory or create a feed mix.

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Feed Mix

Click "Select feeds from inventory" to select the components that make up your feed mix. Once selected, you can allocate the proportions of your feed mix.

Define the feed mix composition by Total amount or Ratio on the left. Both of these methods will be used to determine the ratio of your feed mix components.

feed type report in cattle record keeping

Feed Allocation

Once your feeds have been selected, you can allocate the amount below.

Select between Per head and Per paddock.

Per paddock will allow you to specify the amount by each location. Otherwise, per head will distribute the amount to each paddock depending on the number of head.

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Fill in the amount of feed for each individual feed or feed mix row. The per head and total amount fields will be automatically adjusted based on the number of head, displayed in the top right.

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Note: For each selected feed, at least some amount of feed must be allocated.

If mistakenly selected, remove a feed item by clicking the red cross in the selection list above or de-select it via the selection dialog.

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Click Save to finish.


Note: We currently do not support feeding both cattle and sheep within the same record. To do so, two feed records need to be created.


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